April 19, 2008 Atlanta, Ga
“Right before the ceremony, I heard the quartet playing outside, and it was an amazing and overwhelming feeling! I thought, ‘This is my wedding day! Vic is waiting for me. Hurry!’”
May 10, 2008 Douglasville, Ga.
“It really makes me sad when during their engagements women say, ‘I can’t wait for this to be over.’ Are you kidding me? I was sad when it was over! To me, it was so important to just enjoy my engagement period, and having a wedding planner definitely helped me do that!”
Aug. 9, 2008 Herndon, Va.
“I’m excited about living together for the first time and being able to see each other every morning and every night.”
June 7, 2008 Baltimore, Md.
“Someone told me at the very beginning of our wedding planning to decide what is most important to us and to focus on that. We wanted our wedding to be about the people and it was.”
June 7, 2008 Wheaton, Md.
“Schedule a time to work with your family on the guest list and gather all the information you need for each guest early on so you’re not scrambling at the last minute.”
July 12, 2008 Gaithersburg, Md.
“Realize that it is rare to have so many friends and family together at once. Enjoy it!”
July 26, 2008 St. Michaels, Md.
“Take a minute to stop, look around (and at your new husband) and enjoy the moment. My best friend told me that the night before the wedding, and it was great advice.”
May 17, 2008 Washington, D.C.
“Be organized and start early if you want to find the right venue on the date you want. You cannot do anything else until then.”
April 5, 2008 Dahlonega, Georgia
The saying “Absence makes the heart grow fonder” certainly proved true for Tonya Ross and Chris Grisham. The happy couple met during Chris’ one-day visit to Atlanta while on leave from the U.S. Army.
